Achieving Goals – One Whiskey At A Time

Tag: 17 year

Well, just when we thought this year’s bourbon season has come and gone. I thought I would try one more thing. (No, not the secondary market. For those out there who consider that stuff, consider this blog to be a way to learn how to do it right.) I wrote a letter. A handwritten letter […]

Every day we’re getting very close to our goal. By this point I can say goals. If you haven’t kept up, keep in mind that we have one main goal, and that is Eagle Rare 17. After that we have added to it any member of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. So if we happen […]

Another week of tasty progress and solid whiskey. Not too crazy but always good forward movement. We come in Saturday afternoon again. Just [Steve] this week, but he gladly helps us out. Trevor, by the way, is also getting married in just a little over a week. In a previous week, (I forgot to mention) he […]

This week was pretty good, nothing too crazy. We go in on a Thursday night because [Steve] wasn’t working on Fridays lately. The store is pretty empty and they’re watching Thursday night football on a TV above the counter area. The Broncos are playing the Chiefs. Trevor avoids the screen because he was recording the game to watch later. […]

Man, what a great week. After visiting the Tuesday of that week and laying out our request to [Steve], we are pretty excited to see where things were going. We meet up at the liquor store again on Friday and walk in. [Steve] sees us and walks over to the whiskey section. He points out a […]

So another great week of progress with week six. Not to mention the official request was given, but I’ll get to that in a bit. Friday comes around again and Trevor and myself are excited to follow through with our usual Whiskey Friday tradition. We meet at the liquor store hoping to find a good “Back […]

By July 10th, we were still pumped up about the week before. We achieved “Back Room” status and even got the “lean-in” inside information. We were stoked to watch more progress unfold before our eyes. Just like the week before, we actually called ahead to see if [Steve] was working at the liquor store that day. […]